UN chief arrives tomorrow in Pakistan to visit flood hit areas

Islamabad: The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will pay a two-day visit to Pakistan tomorrow, to see the havoc wreaked by the recent torrential rains and floods in the country.

He will be accompanied, among others, by UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths.

At his regular noon briefing in New York, the UN Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the secretary-general, along with his delegation, will inspect flood-affected areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh.

He said in the meantime, the UN team in Pakistan and its partners will continue to provide relief assistance to flood-affected people in the country.